AVP Tour
$240,000 AVP Crocs Tour Huntington Beach Open presented by Bud Light
May 21 - 24, 2009
(2) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross
 
Jennifer Kessy
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Southern California
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 264
Career Wins: 30
Career AVP Wins: 15
Career Winnings: $1,445,459.50
April Ross
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Southern California
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 271
Career Wins: 74
Career AVP Wins: 41
Career Winnings: $2,045,362.50
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2007
  • Best Hitter 2009, 2011
  • Best Offensive Player 2009
  • Best Server 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537CQMoney
AVP51121315083000000 $769,750.00
FIVB781012942031213211 US$1,204,850.00
FIVB C&S1010000000000 US$1,100.00
NVL2200000000000 $27,500.00
P&R1100000000000 $10,000.00
Pro Beach2101000000000 $22,500.00
Wide Open1001000000000 $7,000.00
Overall13626262642861213211 US$2,042,700.00
Previous Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Heather Lowe - 13th Did not play
2003 Barbra Fontana - 9th Did not play
2004 Barbra Fontana - 2nd Did not play
2005 Holly McPeak - 3rd Did not play
2006 Nancy Reynolds - 7th Keao Burdine - 25th
2007 April Ross - 3rd Jennifer Kessy - 3rd
2008 April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 5/15-17/2009 Houston Open 2 1st 750 $24,000.00
AVP 5/1-3/2009 San Diego Open 2 3rd 540 $10,200.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 1 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
AVP 4/16-19/2009 Riverside Open 2 2nd 640 $18,000.00
AVP 3/27-29/2009 Panama City Beach Open 2 2nd 640 $18,000.00
FIVB 11/12-16/2008 Sanya Open 1 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 2 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open 3 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
AVP 9/17-20/2008 AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open 4 2nd 468 $75,000.00
AVP 9/12-14/2008 AVP Shootout San Francisco 2 3rd 270 $10,500.00
AVP 9/6-7/2008 AVP Shootout Santa Barbara 3 2nd 324 $15,000.00
AVP 8/29-31/2008 AVP Shootout Cincinnati 2 3rd 390 $9,500.00
AVP 8/1-3/2008 AVP Slam San Diego 1 3rd 390 $9,500.00
AVP 7/24-27/2008 AVP Slam Long Beach Open 4 2nd 468 $15,000.00
AVP 7/18-20/2008 AVP Slam Brooklyn 4 2nd 468 $15,000.00
AVP 7/10-13/2008 AVP Slam Chicago Open 4 3rd 390 $9,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 5 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 8 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 8 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 5 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 6 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 7 5th 360 US$8,500.00
Huntington Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/22/2009 Winner 1 Katie Lee Carter / Sara Fredrickson (31, Q17) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal231700.7392525
 19800.8891311
 214900.6431214
April RossTotal181130.4440733
 111620.3640321
 27510.5710412
Fri, 5/22/2009 Winner 2 Keao Burdine / Angela Lewis (15) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal161120.5637122
 110620.4006101
 26500.8331021
April RossTotal17930.3530541
 18410.3750421
 29520.3330120
Sat, 5/23/2009 Winner 3 Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy Swift (10) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal181420.6670801
 19800.8890401
 29620.4440400
April RossTotal201510.7001743
 19710.6670422
 211800.7271321
Sat, 5/23/2009 Winner 4 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal261820.6150601
 113720.3850200
 2131100.8460401
April RossTotal15810.4671622
 17510.5711221
 28300.3750401
Sun, 5/24/2009 Semi-Finals Lisa Fitzgerald / Brooke Niles (4) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal281840.5006901
 115920.4674301
 213920.5382600
April RossTotal15640.1333314
 17320.1431212
 28320.1252102
Sun, 5/24/2009 Finals Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (1) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal311670.2901501
 115930.4001201
 216740.1880300
April RossTotal20900.4500906
 111600.5450603
 29300.3330303
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer Kessy14294170.5421634411
April Ross10558120.4385371419
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games101000000000 $0.00
World Championships310001000000 $81,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam364342100100110 $588,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open79141917215621210 $1,089,300.00
Manhattan Beach301101000000 $92,000.00
Tour Championships220000000000 $67,500.00
Total1242124224276121320 $1,918,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jennifer Kessy April Ross
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1010000000 $0.00 Olympic Games3111000000 $0.00
5100010100 $46,075.00 World Championships7120111000 $105,200.00
1000010000 $3,750.00 World Tour Finals5001022000 $46,000.00
5343421214750 $355,550.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam67135451815330 $694,950.00
156152535338201330 $757,282.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open14540242333011830 $859,512.50
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2000001100 $1,750.00
2100000100 $2,250.00 Challenger          
11013043000 $66,660.00 Manhattan Beach10422010100 $102,400.00
5201002000 $40,610.00 Tour Championships9602010000 $95,450.00
           Gold Series1001000000 $4,750.00
           Heritage Series/Pro Series2000011000 $4,050.00
234233043556392280 $1,272,177.50 Total251653434954311360 $1,914,062.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007AVP1502406300000 $132,550.00 502764.9 %
2007FIVB811002020002 $106,100.00 291467.4 %
2008AVP1205601000000 $199,000.00 432167.2 %
2008FIVB1221115010100 $174,600.00 531775.7 %
2009AVP513100000000 $88,200.00 21484.0 %
2009FIVB101000000000 $21,000.00 5183.3 %
TotalAVP321101107300000 $419,750.00 1145268.7 %
TotalFIVB2133117030102 $301,700.00 873273.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jennifer Kessy  April Ross
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5000001211 $2,157.00 2000BVA          
2000000011 $750.00 2000FIVB          
1000000100 $250.00 2000FIVB C&S          
4000004000 $3,535.00 2001AVP          
1000000100 $0.00 2001BVA          
1000000001 $0.00 2001FIVB          
1100000000 $2,000.00 2001FIVB C&S          
6000004200 $3,680.00 2002AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2002FIVB          
7000025000 $6,900.00 2003AVP          
12013071000 $32,912.50 2004AVP          
2000000002 $0.00 2004FIVB          
14029030000 $80,650.00 2005AVP          
8000140111 $30,875.00 2005FIVB          
16045061000 $76,850.00 2006AVP13000003622 $6,287.50
8000001610 $15,100.00 2006FIVB2000000101 $1,500.00
160240100000 $73,525.00 2007AVP160240100000 $76,025.00
8110022002 $53,050.00 2007FIVB8110022002 $53,050.00
13156010000 $125,250.00 2008AVP13056020000 $104,750.00
12211151100 $87,300.00 2008FIVB12211151100 $87,300.00
5131000000 $44,100.00 2009AVP5131000000 $44,100.00
1010000000 $10,500.00 2009FIVB1010000000 $10,500.00
14462029240201449 $649,384.50 TotalTotal70413121196825 $383,512.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall161 81.3% 25 12.6% 12 6.1% 186-12 93.9% 21 29.2% 10 13.9% 41 56.9% 21-51 29.2% 161-41 79.7% 46-22 67.6% 01 207-64 76.4%
2008-200971 77.2% 14 15.2% 7 7.6% 85-7 92.4% 9 31.0% 3 10.3% 17 58.6% 9-20 31.0% 71-17 80.7% 23-10 69.7% 01 94-28 77.0%
Against the Field47 75.8% 8 12.9% 7 11.3% 55-7 88.7% 6 27.3% 3 13.6% 13 59.1% 6-16 27.3% 94-26 78.3% 28-20 58.3% 00 61-23 72.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030002010000161
World Championships0000720051100010143
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1150861600452176424315249
Challenge/Four Star/Open002061001964833186258336113
Manhattan Beach00000000102110000125
Tour Championships0000300030200000100
Total117010519002617245251041012530171
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 40-23 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Branagh/Youngs 8-18
5/24/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-19, 21-17 0:54
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:15
4/19/09AVPRiverside Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-18, 21-14 0:51
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:55
9/20/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-15, 19-21, 16-14 1:21
9/13/08AVPAVP Shootout San Francisco Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 2 21-11, 21-19 0:46
9/6/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 3 23-21, 21-19 0:50
8/30/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 2 21-23, 21-18, 18-16 1:17
7/27/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-19, 22-24, 15-6 1:03
7/20/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 9-21, 21-13, 15-10 1:04
7/13/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-14 0:51
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 7 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 13-21, 15-10 0:56
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 7 21-10, 21-17 0:35
5/10/08AVPAVP Charleston Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 3 22-20, 21-15 0:54
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-17 0:43
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-15, 21-19 0:48
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-13, 21-13 0:45
9/15/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:03
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 14-21, 22-20 1:17
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 1:41
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:07
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 21-14, 21-16 0:43
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 11 21-19, 21-15 0:56
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 11 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 11-4
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-14, 21-14 0:45
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-19, 24-22 1:03
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-8, 21-16 0:41
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-12, 21-18 0:39
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-19, 19-21, 21-19 1:17
9/7/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Finals Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Kessy/Ross 3 21-16, 24-22 0:56
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6 Kessy/Ross 3 12-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:13
4/12/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 16-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:10
9/14/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-16, 25-23 0:54
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Kessy/Ross 5 21-13, 21-16 0:45
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-19, 21-19 0:48
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-14, 21-13 0:44
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Contender 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 8 Kessy/Ross 5 23-21, 21-18 0:48
4/21/07AVPDallas Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 14-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:10
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 11 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 1:07
Lead the series against # 4 Fitzgerald/Niles 2-1
5/24/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 4 21-17, 21-13 0:46
5/3/09AVPSan Diego Open Semi-Finals Fitzgerald/Niles 7 Kessy/Ross 2 21-23, 22-20, 15-9 1:09
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 7 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 DeNecochea/Dodd 1-0
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 DeNecochea/Dodd 4 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Jameson/Jones 3-0
9/19/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Jameson/Jones 12, Q2 21-18, 21-10 0:41
8/2/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Jameson/Jones 8 21-11, 21-16 0:34
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 6 Jameson/Jones 20 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Fontana/Kropp 1-0
5/16/09AVPHouston Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fontana/Kropp 10 21-16, 23-21 0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Reynolds/Williams 1-0
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Reynolds/Williams 10 21-17, 21-12 0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 3-0
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 10 21-13, 21-14 0:43
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 10 23-21, 21-12 0:45
11/15/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 5 22-20, 22-20 0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Fopma/Hochevar 1-0
9/6/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 3 Fopma/Hochevar 14 21-18, 21-18 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Brannon/Pavlik 4-0
5/1/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Brannon/Pavlik 15 21-15, 22-20 0:43
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Brannon/Pavlik 32, Q9 25-23, 21-12 0:42
7/18/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Brannon/Pavlik 13 21-18, 21-16 0:42
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Brannon/Pavlik 13 21-14, 21-11 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Smith/Van Fleet 1-0
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Smith/Van Fleet 18 21-6, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Burdine/Lewis 2-0
5/22/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Burdine/Lewis 15 21-12, 21-17 0:40
5/15/09AVPHouston Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Burdine/Lewis 15 21-10, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 31, Q17 Carter/Fredrickson 1-0
5/22/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Carter/Fredrickson 31, Q17 21-11, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # Q14 Allinger/Carson 1-0
8/1/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Allinger/Carson 32 21-10, 21-12 0:32